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Old 2008-02-07, 03:38 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by Dean View Post
I'd be afraid of overloading 1 scale as you set it down. Don't know what they are rated to. I would assume they are in Dave's garage, but don't know for sure.

Weigh a truck, put the item in the truck, weigh the truck, subtract.

Some cranes/hoists and maybe fork lifts have a "scale" built into the lifting system. Lift each end and each side and do the math.
Yeah, 6000 lbs is probably too much for the SCCA scales.
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